To make Ukraine a better place is to, first of all, fight the corruption. It will take quite some time to achieve the goal. One step at a time. However, mentality should be changed before stepping further into the process.

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As far as the differences in political systems between Europe and USA - the last one is a comparatively young country. Therefore, such things as capitalism built on the individualism, technological progress, strong customer demand and, of course, oil keeps this country as a super power on the international area. Yet, to be kept in mind, every great civilization starts big and vanishes after all...

About the different angles and criticism - "истина рождается в споре". There is nothing ideal in this world. Each country, each organization, even every individual has its pros and cons.